Low-contrast bandgaps of a planar parabolic spiral lattice
Optics Letters, Vol. 34, Issue 18, pp. 2805-2807 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002805
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Abstract
We show that a planar aperiodic lattice, mimicking the appearance of a sunflower, supports photonic bandgaps for weak dielectric contrast. The pattern’s high orientational order and spatially uniform modal pitch yields an isotropic Fourier space. A 2D structure of cylinders
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OCIS Codes
(220.2740) Optical design and fabrication : Geometric optical design
(350.4238) Other areas of optics : Nanophotonics and photonic crystals
(160.5293) Materials : Photonic bandgap materials
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Materials
History
Original Manuscript: May 28, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 11, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 13, 2009
Published: September 10, 2009
Citation
Michael E. Pollard and Gregory J. Parker, "Low-contrast bandgaps of a planar parabolic spiral lattice," Opt. Lett. 34, 2805-2807 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-34-18-2805
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